Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.68%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.63%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which rose 2.55% or 3.06 points to trade at 123.12 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 2.31% or 2.92 points to end at 129.33 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 1.64% or 2.07 points to 128.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 1.24% or 0.96 points to trade at 76.57 at the close. Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) declined 1.17% or 0.51 points to end at 43.01 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was down 0.88% or 0.42 points to 47.25.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Mylan Inc (NASDAQ:MYL) which rose 16.13% to 36.43, Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) which was up 12.59% to settle at 22.54 and Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) which gained 10.61% to close at 35.64.
The worst performers were Ralph Lauren Corp Class A (NYSE:RL) which was down 6.59% to 127.79 in late trade, AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) which lost 5.15% to settle at 84.00 and Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ:MAR) which was down 5.08% to 114.55 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Boxlight Corp Class A (NASDAQ:BOXL) which rose 92.71% to 3.70, Vericel Corp Ord (NASDAQ:VCEL) which was up 44.28% to settle at 16.650 and Naked Brand Group Ltd (NASDAQ:NAKD) which gained 43.36% to close at 2.050.
The worst performers were OncoSec Medical Inc (NASDAQ:ONCS) which was down 49.82% to 0.873 in late trade, GreenSky LLC (NASDAQ:GSKY) which lost 36.70% to settle at 9.28 and iPass Inc (NASDAQ:IPAS) which was down 34.64% to 1.1700 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1906 to 1152 and 86 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1629 rose and 1011 declined, while 82 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) rose to 3-years highs; up 10.61% or 3.42 to 35.64. Shares in OncoSec Medical Inc (NASDAQ:ONCS) fell to 5-year lows; falling 49.82% or 0.867 to 0.873. Shares in Vericel Corp Ord (NASDAQ:VCEL) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 44.28% or 5.110 to 16.650. Shares in GreenSky LLC (NASDAQ:GSKY) fell to all time lows; falling 36.70% or 5.38 to 9.28. Shares in iPass Inc (NASDAQ:IPAS) fell to 52-week lows; losing 34.64% or 0.6200 to 1.1700.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.15% to 19.91.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.13% or 1.60 to $1228.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.43% or 0.90 to hit $62.20 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.46% or 1.07 to trade at $72.10 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.09% to 1.1418, while USD/JPY rose 0.23% to 113.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.00% at 96.09.